De Donk

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De Donk

Braankse Donk, Den Donk
Hamlet
Graafstroom De Donk.jpg
View of De Donk
Coordinates: 51°32′N4°28′E / 51.53°N 4.47°E / 51.53; 4.47 Coordinates: 51°32′N4°28′E / 51.53°N 4.47°E / 51.53; 4.47
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Molenwaard
 Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

De Donk (other names: Braankse Donk, and Den Donk) is a hamlet in Molenwaard, which is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. De Donk is 2 km northwestern of the village of Brandwijk and consists of some farms on a five-meter-high sandhill. [1]

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References

  1. (in Dutch) Ertussenuit.com Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine